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Human-induced climate change worsened Horn of Africa drought

Low rainfall and high evaporation rates 'would not have led to drought at all in a 1.2° C. cooler world,' scientists concluded.

Scientists found climate change made events like the drought in Eastern Africa much stronger and more likely.
An international team of scientists found climate change made events like the drought in Eastern Africa much stronger and more likely. (AN/David Clode / Unsplash)

Weather events like the prolonged drought in Eastern Africa are getting worse because of climate change primarily from fossil fuel burning, according to an international collaboration between climate scientists.

Large parts of the region have suffered extended dry conditions with only short, intense rainfall often leading to flash floods since Oct. 2020.

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